Malaxis unifolia explained

Malaxis unifolia, or the green adder's-mouth orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from eastern and central Canada (Newfoundland to Manitoba),^[1] the central and eastern United States (Maine to Florida, west as far as Minnesota, eastern Kansas, and eastern Texas),^[2] Mexico,^[3] Central America and the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic).^{[4] [5] [6]}

Malaxis unifolia generally has only one leaf, but rarely two. Flowers are green, in a raceme, often resembling an umbel at first before it elongates.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Malaxis%20unifolia.png Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution map
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Malaxis%20unifolia.png Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
3. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=27715&taxauthid=1 SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona chapter
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=118674 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101767 Flora of North America, Malaxis unifolia
6. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19977#page/13/mode/1up Ames, O. & D. S. Correll. 1952. Orchids of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Botany 26(1): i–xiii, 1–395